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called mitt romney out for what he did last night. not just about his $5 trillion tax cut but a number of other things. and, you know, we'll continue doing that. as i was listening to your piece coming into me, and you talked about our ad. we went on the air today. we're going to continue doing it pointing out all the things mitt romney said last night that are basically not true. it's almost as if he forgot what the last six years of running for president meant. >> yeah. so are you -- i mean, there was a multi -- there were millions of people watching last night. over 60 million people watching. it was the biggest watch debate since 1980. are you worried people will believe mitt romney's lies if they're not countered in debates? >> ed, it's not as if these people are just tuning in right now. you know, this race has been going on for some time. they -- you know, they know that mitt romney has been campaigning for the last two years on a $5 trillion tax cut. that's the only piece of his economic policy. that's what he points to when h
called mitt romney out for what he did last night. not just about his $5 trillion tax cut but a number of other things. and, you know, we'll continue doing that. as i was listening to your piece coming into me, and you talked about our ad. we went on the air today. we're going to continue doing it pointing out all the things mitt romney said last night that are basically not true. it's almost as if he forgot what the last six years of running for president meant. >> yeah. so are you -- i...
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the romney of last night or the romney of the past two months? >> this has to give him a lift, right? >> yeah, a lift, the confidence that he didn't have before, perhaps. we'll see. >> jim vandehei, thanks so much, jim. we'll talk to you later. >> take care. >>> coming up next, it only took them 162 games, but the oakland a's last night caught up and passed the texas rangers. >> that's unbelievable. moneyball. >> capturing the a.l. west title on the final day of the season. we'll have that and the rest of the playoff picture in sports. >> the red sox almost did that last night. >>> before we get to sports, let's check in with music city, usa, where it's 5:38 in the morning. jon meacham, are you still awake and with us? >> oh, hey. >> good. jon, where's lunch today? if i were you, i'd go to rotier's or loveless, but your call. >> i'm a longtime rotier's fan. the other is ledbetter's. >> don't forget, rotier's has american cheese and crackers as their lead appetizer. >> ritz. that's the difference. that's the difference. think of the markup on that
the romney of last night or the romney of the past two months? >> this has to give him a lift, right? >> yeah, a lift, the confidence that he didn't have before, perhaps. we'll see. >> jim vandehei, thanks so much, jim. we'll talk to you later. >> take care. >>> coming up next, it only took them 162 games, but the oakland a's last night caught up and passed the texas rangers. >> that's unbelievable. moneyball. >> capturing the a.l. west title on the...
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romney's performance last night really what women want? stay with us. >> but the right answer is not to have the federal government take over health care and start mandating to the providers across america telling a patient and a doctor what kind of treatment they can have. >> jerry, just remember, it's not a lie if you believe it. [ horn honks ] [ male announcer ] you start your day... love you, too. ...thinking about what's important to you -- your family... ...the mortgage... the kids' college tuition. [ cellphone ringing ] but life insurance? [ horn honking ] life is unpredictable. that's why at fidelity life we want you to think about term life insurance -- taking care of your family's future expenses if something happens to you. it's easy. we get to know you and your needs, then give you our best quote and our competitors'. you choose and save up to 70%. that could mean $250,000 of coverage for just $15 a month. we offer plans with no medical exam, and we've been in business for over 100 years. call fidelity life. ♪ or visit fideli
romney's performance last night really what women want? stay with us. >> but the right answer is not to have the federal government take over health care and start mandating to the providers across america telling a patient and a doctor what kind of treatment they can have. >> jerry, just remember, it's not a lie if you believe it. [ horn honks ] [ male announcer ] you start your day... love you, too. ...thinking about what's important to you -- your family... ...the mortgage... the...
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that's what romney did last night. every time obama said you have a $5 trillion tax cut, he said no i don't. the truth is we don't know what it is. as he's running for president, i think it's information that we're frankly entitled to. >> let me play another clip. the president criticized romney for a lack of specifics in the tax plan and wall street reform and health care. that's how that went down. >> my experience as a governor is if i come in and lay down a piece of legislation and say, it's my way or the highway, i don't get a lot done. what i do is the same way that tip o'neal and ronald reagan worked together some years ago. when ronald reagan ran for office, he laid out the principles that he was going to foster. >> so it's about principles, not actual hard plans. in a million years did you ever think that a victory could come out of this debate base odd vagueness? i ask that because knowing in we knew all of the weapons both could quite honestly use and weapons the moderator would have available to press both
that's what romney did last night. every time obama said you have a $5 trillion tax cut, he said no i don't. the truth is we don't know what it is. as he's running for president, i think it's information that we're frankly entitled to. >> let me play another clip. the president criticized romney for a lack of specifics in the tax plan and wall street reform and health care. that's how that went down. >> my experience as a governor is if i come in and lay down a piece of legislation...
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you heard the president last night with mr. romney. mr. romney being a different mr. romney than we've seen him for the last 18 months or the last section years. do you think even with the new hit romney that showed up last night when he starts talking about states' rights, when he starts talking about regulation or deregulation, when he starts saying he doesn't advocate $5 trillion tax cut when in fact the numbers prove that he does and has been advocating that, will that resonate with independent voters and/or undecided voters in your state of ohio? >> i don't think so. i think people realize that governor romney is still wrong on medicare and still wrong on trade and still wrong on jobs and still wrong on the middle class. i think that's increasingly clear. again it goes back to which path do you go. do you want to go back to the trickle down economics you give tax cuts to the rich and hope it helps the middle class or do you focus on the middle class and that's trait enforcement, it's i don't think training at community colleges like columbus state and sinclair. i
you heard the president last night with mr. romney. mr. romney being a different mr. romney than we've seen him for the last 18 months or the last section years. do you think even with the new hit romney that showed up last night when he starts talking about states' rights, when he starts talking about regulation or deregulation, when he starts saying he doesn't advocate $5 trillion tax cut when in fact the numbers prove that he does and has been advocating that, will that resonate with...
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romney worked both those strategies last night and mr. romney, of course, won the debate, on style, on presentation, he won on demeanor. now day two is the attempted cleanup for things he actually said. today has been a day of mr. romney's campaign saying he did not mean what he said about people with pre-existing conditions being able to get health insurance. his campaign said today he does not have a plan for that even though he said he did. the romney campaign today said he did not mean what he said about half the energy companies supported by the obama administration going bankrupt. he didn't actually mean that. sort of rolled over from democratic and liberal bewilderment last night that mr. romney was abandoning his main economic plan that he was running on, his $5 trillion tax cut plan, his big trickle-down plan, to be rolled over from democrats being bewildered about that to the beltway press and mainstream pundits i think now having a hard time deciding whether they are supposed to call that a lie or whether they're supposed to ju
romney worked both those strategies last night and mr. romney, of course, won the debate, on style, on presentation, he won on demeanor. now day two is the attempted cleanup for things he actually said. today has been a day of mr. romney's campaign saying he did not mean what he said about people with pre-existing conditions being able to get health insurance. his campaign said today he does not have a plan for that even though he said he did. the romney campaign today said he did not mean what...
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last night romney stated if he were president, we would be out of afghanistan by 2014. turns out to be the exact same day as the president. let's take a look. >> we've got to be finished by 2014, and when i'm president, we'll make sure we bring our troops out by the end of 2014. >> as i said, that sounds like he's announcing a date of withdrawal, which is odd since during the primaries he was so critical of president obama for doing just that. >> he announced the date of the withdrawal of our surge forces based upon a political calendar, not the calendar that the commanders on the ground said it was based for our mission. that was wrong. this president, however, has done -- made it very difficult for our troops to be able to be successful in that mission by, number one, announcing a withdrawal date for our troops. i think it was a mistake to say the specific date we withdraw. >> i guess, john, he's talking about an alternative strategy of sneaking out of afghanistan. >> that's right. >> it seems like you ought to alert your allies to your general thinking before you con
last night romney stated if he were president, we would be out of afghanistan by 2014. turns out to be the exact same day as the president. let's take a look. >> we've got to be finished by 2014, and when i'm president, we'll make sure we bring our troops out by the end of 2014. >> as i said, that sounds like he's announcing a date of withdrawal, which is odd since during the primaries he was so critical of president obama for doing just that. >> he announced the date of the...
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is it the romney there last night or the romney in the past? do you think he really believes that 2014 is it? or he asks the generals again, do we stay longer? >> we're probably going to end up with some sort of a residual force, but right now close to 70,000. if we end up with 10,000 or 15,000 in afghanistan, it's not the end of the world. i think it makes sense if we can get a situation where americans and afghans can work together and train together. the biggest problem with afghanistan is people we're training are killing the americans. >> and, willie, that really is -- i did not go to any military colleges, but if you were actually training people to turn around and kill you, that's a bad sign you need to get out of the country. >> i audited a class at west pointe once. >> here we go. we were doing so well. coming up live -- >> what about the giants? we're going to talk about the giants. >> we're going to keep going here. senator john mccain will be here onset. and also romney's sparring partner and debate prep, dr. brzezinski will join us
is it the romney there last night or the romney in the past? do you think he really believes that 2014 is it? or he asks the generals again, do we stay longer? >> we're probably going to end up with some sort of a residual force, but right now close to 70,000. if we end up with 10,000 or 15,000 in afghanistan, it's not the end of the world. i think it makes sense if we can get a situation where americans and afghans can work together and train together. the biggest problem with...
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we saw that last night. santorum was still talking about mitt romney. talking about obama care, talking about how romney is a co-author of that. willie, listen to this. mitt romney needs just under 50% of the remaining delegates to get the nomination. santorum would need almost 8 0%, newt gingrich would need almost 90%. >> 80% for santorum. if you look at it from santorum's point of view, he looks at saturday, louisiana, a place he thinks he can do well. and looking just beyond that to wisconsin, feels like he can do pretty well there, too. why would he be compelled at this moment anyway to get out? and if it's not now, when is that tipping point for santorum where he says, all right, enough is enough, time to get behind romney? >> one potential tipping point is april 24th, santorum's home state, pennsylvania. at the moment it looks like he's ahead. if romney were to sneak up on him there, really wouldn't have any reason to go on. but you delve into the exit polls and you see the problem for santorum. that he's never been able to break out of his demogr
we saw that last night. santorum was still talking about mitt romney. talking about obama care, talking about how romney is a co-author of that. willie, listen to this. mitt romney needs just under 50% of the remaining delegates to get the nomination. santorum would need almost 8 0%, newt gingrich would need almost 90%. >> 80% for santorum. if you look at it from santorum's point of view, he looks at saturday, louisiana, a place he thinks he can do well. and looking just beyond that to...
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ann romney last night was going as the spouse. and the potential first lady, sarah palin was more, you know, red meat to the lion so to speak in trying to turn up more politics. her speech last night was about life and love and being a woman. >> your dad is going to speak tonight. any insight on what to expect from him? he starts off at 8:00 p.m. >> i think you can expect red nooet t meat to the lions, if i know my father. it's going to be what chris christie didn't do last night i think my father will give to republicans tonight. >> you speak about chris christie what he didn't give. do you have a monday morning quarterbacking of that speech? what did you think especially with that being backed up to ann romney. >> i love chris christie. i'm a chris christie groupie. i was expecting, you know, a much harder, more attacks on president obama and this administration and it seemed more like chris christie possibly running for 2016. which is all well and good except for the fact that right now we're here to celebrate mitt romney. >> i
ann romney last night was going as the spouse. and the potential first lady, sarah palin was more, you know, red meat to the lion so to speak in trying to turn up more politics. her speech last night was about life and love and being a woman. >> your dad is going to speak tonight. any insight on what to expect from him? he starts off at 8:00 p.m. >> i think you can expect red nooet t meat to the lions, if i know my father. it's going to be what chris christie didn't do last night i...
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he says the president sank romney's battle ship last night. what are undecided voters saying? brian williams will be spending two days on the campaign trail with president obama as he sets out on that seven-state campaign swing. we'll have some of brian's reporting from the trail tomorrow on the show. and here's a look ahead at the schedules today. president obama, they keep saying they're departing del ray, florida. it's delray beach, it's delray beach, that's where my grand month lives. mitt romney is heading west. you're watching "the daily rundo rundown" on msnbc. ♪ constipated? yeah. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they he
he says the president sank romney's battle ship last night. what are undecided voters saying? brian williams will be spending two days on the campaign trail with president obama as he sets out on that seven-state campaign swing. we'll have some of brian's reporting from the trail tomorrow on the show. and here's a look ahead at the schedules today. president obama, they keep saying they're departing del ray, florida. it's delray beach, it's delray beach, that's where my grand month lives. mitt...
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he didn't call romney last night to congratulate him. are you kidding? he didn't concede to romney in florida. he didn't even mention mitt romney's name. newt gingrich's performance, his at times delusional speech last night, left republicans wondering is newt ready to take the gop down in his quest to bring down romney? just how much is newt willing to hurt the man who has spent millions hurting him? and you may have heard gingrich say this last night. >> many of you may have noticed the obama administration has declared war on the catholic church and other religious institutions. >> well, newt is talking about the obama administration's recent decision to force catholic institutions including hospitals and universities to pay for birth control including iuds that run counter to the teachings of the church. the administration says the decision is based on health concerns but church leaders say it violates religious freedom. we'll have that debate here tonight. and new tapes from the day president kennedy was shot. >> i wish to god there was something th
he didn't call romney last night to congratulate him. are you kidding? he didn't concede to romney in florida. he didn't even mention mitt romney's name. newt gingrich's performance, his at times delusional speech last night, left republicans wondering is newt ready to take the gop down in his quest to bring down romney? just how much is newt willing to hurt the man who has spent millions hurting him? and you may have heard gingrich say this last night. >> many of you may have noticed the...
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thursday night was supposed to be romney's big night, his night to reintroduce himself, to warm it up, and he did. but on social media, his big speech is being overshadowed today by another performance. >> mr. president, how do you -- how do you handle -- how do you handle the promises that you've made when you were running for election and how do you handle -- how do you handle it? i mean, what do you say to people? do you just, you know, i know people -- people are wondering, you know -- okay. i'm not going to shut up. it's my turn. >> joining me now, "washington post" columnist ruth marcus. well, give us our daily fix. first of all, he was unscripted. he was supposed to go three minutes. it ran 10:40 when every second is precious in prime time. presumably as a result of that, that really beautiful romney family video was not shown in prime time when all of the millions and millions of people were watching on the broadcast networks. what went wrong? what were they thinking? >> i cannot answer that last question, because it just about was as weird as it gets. you could tell from mrs.
thursday night was supposed to be romney's big night, his night to reintroduce himself, to warm it up, and he did. but on social media, his big speech is being overshadowed today by another performance. >> mr. president, how do you -- how do you handle -- how do you handle the promises that you've made when you were running for election and how do you handle -- how do you handle it? i mean, what do you say to people? do you just, you know, i know people -- people are wondering, you know...
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we'll see you tomorrow night. >>> maybe the biggest story from last night was not romney's cool or pawlenty's retreat, but emergence of a star. she of course was created here. she came out of poised, informed and serious. could she be the candidate that sarah palin was supposed to be? >>> also president obama's trip to puerto rico today may have less to do with san juan than with must-win states like florida or north carolina. the puerto rican population is booming in those areas, and the latino vote could be more important than this year's election for the president than last time. you don't often hear about the big congressional win, or even about job creation. why? they can't keep having to talk about anthony weiner. that's why. why the democrats need weiner to wander. let me finish tonight with the eastern and western conferences of the republican party, otherwise known as the when is and abolitionists or the shirts and the skins. >>> we start with the gop debate last night, eugene robinson, howard fineman, and both are msnbc analysts. first of all, the big take, guys. headline, what was
we'll see you tomorrow night. >>> maybe the biggest story from last night was not romney's cool or pawlenty's retreat, but emergence of a star. she of course was created here. she came out of poised, informed and serious. could she be the candidate that sarah palin was supposed to be? >>> also president obama's trip to puerto rico today may have less to do with san juan than with must-win states like florida or north carolina. the puerto rican population is booming in those...
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as prepared as newt was to zing mod raider john zing last night, that's how unprepared mitt romney was for that inevitable will you release your tax returns question? not only was romney tongue tied, saying maybe, he raised my old rule. if it's better than it looks for a politician, they'll tell you. plus stephen colbert says, if you think what he's doing is a j joke, then this whole campaign finance system is a joke. good point. finally let me finish with newt's perfect pitch for conservative contempt. we start with yet another comeback of newt gingrich. howard fineman editorial director, eugene robinson is a "washington post" columnist, both are msnbc political analysts. this morning gallup's editor in chief said romney's national lead was collapsing. take a look at the latest numbers. at the beginning of this week romney led newt gingrich by 23 points. in the latest gallup tracking poll out today that lead's down to 10. this afternoon mitt romney conceded south carolina was going to be a very close contest. and that this could tour out to be long race for the nomination. let match.
as prepared as newt was to zing mod raider john zing last night, that's how unprepared mitt romney was for that inevitable will you release your tax returns question? not only was romney tongue tied, saying maybe, he raised my old rule. if it's better than it looks for a politician, they'll tell you. plus stephen colbert says, if you think what he's doing is a j joke, then this whole campaign finance system is a joke. good point. finally let me finish with newt's perfect pitch for conservative...
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newt is ready to go after romney tomorrow night and sunday. >> the positive campaign is over. a lot of things they hit newt on, he's saying i'm being factual. they hit him on taking money from freddie mac. pictures of him with nancy pelosi. it's critical to say he's doing facts. bob wrote a column suggesting what newt should say to romney. >> i think he's ready. >> and saying pictures of mitt romney with ted kennedy signing the massachusetts health care law. pictures of signing the no child left behind. if you are a republican, you are a ted kennedy republican. >> i want to bring this back. is what newt is doing serving up what the republicans can do later in the year and the conservatives that run third party, right? >> yes. >> and the democrats can determine if he's too nimble. stay with us we have more newt coming up. you are going to see what newt is going to use over the weekend with the debates. he's got to get romney. before he gets to romney, he's got to get past santorum. you'll see him hit in both directions. this is like world war ii. wac here in manchester in a min
newt is ready to go after romney tomorrow night and sunday. >> the positive campaign is over. a lot of things they hit newt on, he's saying i'm being factual. they hit him on taking money from freddie mac. pictures of him with nancy pelosi. it's critical to say he's doing facts. bob wrote a column suggesting what newt should say to romney. >> i think he's ready. >> and saying pictures of mitt romney with ted kennedy signing the massachusetts health care law. pictures of...
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this as mitt romney tries to turn a single night's work into a turning point in the election. we'll discuss it all. >>> when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch stephen colbert celebrate mitt romney's debate win with a big old studio rave. "way too early" coming right back. [ female announcer ] ready for a taste of what's hot? check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls. they're this season's must-have accessory. lean cuisine. be culinary chic. >>> we told you the top of the show that the fight over tax plans has become a central issue in the presidential campaign in part because of the looming fiscal cliff that faces the country at the end of this year. that includes an expiration of the bush era tax cuts. congress is expected to delay voting on some of the fiscal issues until 2013, leaving whomever is elected on november 6th to deal with the problem. according to the tax policy center, if no changes are made to the budget to alleviate the fiscal cliff measures, taxe
this as mitt romney tries to turn a single night's work into a turning point in the election. we'll discuss it all. >>> when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch stephen colbert celebrate mitt romney's debate win with a big old studio rave. "way too early" coming right back. [ female announcer ] ready for a taste of what's hot? check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring...
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hi, tamron. >> a victory for mitt romney, but did he win because he's so vague last night. ezra kline joins us. what might be the million dollar question. why didn't president obama bring up romney's 47% remarks? bain capital or even more details on romney's taxes. well, patrick gaspar from the dnc will join me live. we'll find out what he knows. our "news nation" political panel today are all with me live, and we have some breaking news regarding the fbi now in libya. "news nation" is up next. [ male announcer ] attention medicare beneficiaries. open enrollment is here. the time to choose your medicare coverage begins october 15th and ends december 7th. so call to enroll in a plan that could give you the benefits and stability you're looking for, an aarp medicarecomplete plan insured through unitedhealthcare. what makes it complete? it can combines medicare parts a and b, which is your hospital and doctor coverage with part d prescription drug coverage, and more, all in one simple plan starting at a zero dollar monthly premium -- no more than what you already pay for medic
hi, tamron. >> a victory for mitt romney, but did he win because he's so vague last night. ezra kline joins us. what might be the million dollar question. why didn't president obama bring up romney's 47% remarks? bain capital or even more details on romney's taxes. well, patrick gaspar from the dnc will join me live. we'll find out what he knows. our "news nation" political panel today are all with me live, and we have some breaking news regarding the fbi now in libya....
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but i think they were incredibly happy with the performance last night. the romney people were. the gingrich people, obviously, not. you are the creator of the angry teddy bear comparison with newt gingrich. >> and for that i expect to be charging higher rates in the coming months. >> as you should -- >> they have libraries in florida. >> there's -- >> i bring my library with me everywhere i go. jon harwood, the angry teddy bear was missing. it was angry teddy bear for the win in south carolina the teddy bear was mia down here, now it's going to be are we looking at atb, rip. >> so many abbreviations, john harwood let's play sound to show audiences what we are talking about. romney attacking gingrich and they are going back and forth to fannie mae, freddie mac question. >> we discovered to our shock, governor romney owns shares of fannie mae and freddie mac. and made money on selling it. >> i do not own stocks in either company. but there are bonds that the investor holds through mutual funds, and i know that sounds like a big revelation, but have you checked your own investment
but i think they were incredibly happy with the performance last night. the romney people were. the gingrich people, obviously, not. you are the creator of the angry teddy bear comparison with newt gingrich. >> and for that i expect to be charging higher rates in the coming months. >> as you should -- >> they have libraries in florida. >> there's -- >> i bring my library with me everywhere i go. jon harwood, the angry teddy bear was missing. it was angry teddy bear...
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if neither santorum nor romney was the big winner last night, who was? you could say president obama, whose standing in both states has risen while the gop candidates were trashing each other. >>> plus, what are we to make of olympia snowe's decision to quit the united states senate? yes, it's becoming more toxic. from a purely strategic point of view, it means the democrats have a better chance of keeping control of that body. >>> did the republicans not learn their lesson from the contraception fallout or just not care? the gop is pushing an amendment now coming up this week on the senate floor that would allow all employers, not just religious organizations, to opt out of health care coverage on religious or moral grounds. >>> finally, by the way, let me finish with mitt romney's vision problem. we start with last night and santorum's blown opportunity. troy black supports mitt romney for president and tony perkins is with the family research council. the big question, gentlemen, is this -- did your guy -- put it this way. santorum was within striking
if neither santorum nor romney was the big winner last night, who was? you could say president obama, whose standing in both states has risen while the gop candidates were trashing each other. >>> plus, what are we to make of olympia snowe's decision to quit the united states senate? yes, it's becoming more toxic. from a purely strategic point of view, it means the democrats have a better chance of keeping control of that body. >>> did the republicans not learn their lesson...
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but you've got to believe newt's ready, loaded for bear to go after romney tomorrow night and definitely sunday morning. >> the relentlessly positive campaign is over. to be fair to the romney super pacs, a lot of things they hit newt on, he says i'm just being factual. they hit newt on taking money from freddie mac. and that was a factual claim. they showed pictures of him with nancy pelosi, that was also a factual claim. it's a little hypocritical for him to claim he's doing facts. but there issed to ish for hill. bob sh rum our friend wrote a column the other day suggesting what newt should say to mitt romney. >> i think he's ready. >> look, he had pictures of mitt romney with ted kennedy, signing the massachusetts health care law. pictures of mitt romney with ted kennedy, signing no child left behind. and saying, you, sir, if you're a republican you're a ted kennedy republican. >> so basically, i want to bring this back, when we come back in a minute, is what newt's doing serving up what the republicans can do later in the year, and concerns that they run third party against him, rig
but you've got to believe newt's ready, loaded for bear to go after romney tomorrow night and definitely sunday morning. >> the relentlessly positive campaign is over. to be fair to the romney super pacs, a lot of things they hit newt on, he says i'm just being factual. they hit newt on taking money from freddie mac. and that was a factual claim. they showed pictures of him with nancy pelosi, that was also a factual claim. it's a little hypocritical for him to claim he's doing facts. but...
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mitt romney win or rick santorum win last night? >> mitt romney won it, and he revealed his just immense flaws as a candidate, that he just reeled from gaffe to gaffe, couldn't deliver anything resembling a message. it was all his fault, he could have talked about the economy and he would have won the state. >> i want to stay with you for a minute because you retweeted something, and, you know, you like when sometimes tweets get a little bit off the reservation. so, ben retweets last night, i can't fully say it here, ben, on tv, because you can't say these words on tv. fru frustrated gop operative e-mails all santorum had to do was turn his iowa speech into a [ bleep ] tv ad and stick to it on the stump. it was as good a speech as any of the candidates had given. >> he can appeal to working class voters, he has an authentic message and ride the economy and got bogged down in the president crushing the judeo-christian faith. i saw a clear pivot last night, he realizes the formula didn't work. he pulled out his shale rock concession s
mitt romney win or rick santorum win last night? >> mitt romney won it, and he revealed his just immense flaws as a candidate, that he just reeled from gaffe to gaffe, couldn't deliver anything resembling a message. it was all his fault, he could have talked about the economy and he would have won the state. >> i want to stay with you for a minute because you retweeted something, and, you know, you like when sometimes tweets get a little bit off the reservation. so, ben retweets...
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after last night's vote it would take something catastrophic now to prevent mitt romney from becoming the republican nominee for president. he rolls down to south carolina this morning, ten days ahead of the january 21st primary there. here in new hampshire, the final tally reflects broad support for romney across the state. he won 5 of new hampshire's 12 total delegates. ron paul came in second with three. jon huntsman has two. mitt romney has a total of 16 delegates after this near win in iowa, son tore rum comes in second overall with 11 kel gatts. ron paul rounding out the top three. south carolina's 25 delegates, florida's 50 delegates still up for grabs. both of those states, winner take all primaries after the decisive victory in new hampshire, the romney camp hopes this will send a signal to the republican party that it's time to rally behind the front-runner. romney turned his attention toward the general election and president obama while taking a swipe at his republican rivals who stepped up his attacks against him during the leadup to yesterday's vote. >> president obama w
after last night's vote it would take something catastrophic now to prevent mitt romney from becoming the republican nominee for president. he rolls down to south carolina this morning, ten days ahead of the january 21st primary there. here in new hampshire, the final tally reflects broad support for romney across the state. he won 5 of new hampshire's 12 total delegates. ron paul came in second with three. jon huntsman has two. mitt romney has a total of 16 delegates after this near win in...
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was last night a good night for mitt romney? yes, it was. bad night for obama? sure. did the president blow a chance to deliver a knockout punch? you better believe it. but really, everything is going to be okay. sure, the president looked bored and defensive, but he didn't say anything sound bitable. he didn't sight, he didn't check his watch, didn't answer in detached and aloof fashion a question about somebody raining and killing his wife. he was not shocking, he was -- i suspect the goal of the night was actually to be mhh and live to fight another day. it's not the greatest strategy i have ever heard but it's not a campaign-ending strategy. we've still got three more debates to go. the next one is next week and it's between joe biden and paul ryan. joe's not going to be afraid to throw some punks around and combat the deceptions about taxes, medicare, social security, and the rest. and the president himself has two more chances to meet romney on the debate field of battle. you can bet that the passive note scribbling guy that showed up last night is not going to
was last night a good night for mitt romney? yes, it was. bad night for obama? sure. did the president blow a chance to deliver a knockout punch? you better believe it. but really, everything is going to be okay. sure, the president looked bored and defensive, but he didn't say anything sound bitable. he didn't sight, he didn't check his watch, didn't answer in detached and aloof fashion a question about somebody raining and killing his wife. he was not shocking, he was -- i suspect the goal of...
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i say this because tim pawlenty refused to take on romney last night. he called it obamneycare on sunday on fox then refused to do it last night standing alongside romney. this night is a big one for romney. i give michele bachmann the lead in the western conference. she used last night's debate as a platform to announce she's running for president. that shows her stage kred. so we have a good fight coming. romney versus bachman. this is a bout that romney wants. he figures the forces of nature are moving in his direction. this is shaping up as a 50/50 situation between the parties, the winner that who makes the fewest mistakes. what can change is the entry of john huntsman. if romney is okay, then wyoming is huntsman getting into the race in the first place? here's the scenario. bachmanns romney in iowa and. she was born there and definitely holds the home state advantage. they both head to south carolina where bachmann needs to win, and probably will. all this depends on is the economy. if we see a spike in acceleration. the republican battle will mov
i say this because tim pawlenty refused to take on romney last night. he called it obamneycare on sunday on fox then refused to do it last night standing alongside romney. this night is a big one for romney. i give michele bachmann the lead in the western conference. she used last night's debate as a platform to announce she's running for president. that shows her stage kred. so we have a good fight coming. romney versus bachman. this is a bout that romney wants. he figures the forces of nature...
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go to the spin room at the debate as i did last night and hear the romney people. you were disparaging my friend, stewart. i'm joking, i'm joking. >> he's a friend of mine. ignore what he says about his guy. >> all of those guys sat back there last night and said, you know, rick perry desperate -- there's a reason why herman cain is in the lead with us, he's the other businessman in the group. these are the guys with the private sector experience, mitt romney, herman cain. they talk about herman cain as if they want to have him on the ticket. >> herman cain is his brother. rick perry's brother. >> exactly right. they want as many of those guys to stay in and stay viable. they want michele bachmann. you saw him throw a softball can question to bachmann at the previous debate. they want bachmann and cain to be viable. the question for them, if they can keep the people propped up, is there an opening for mitt romney to go to iowa, sneak in and win the caucuses because the conservative vote is divided? can he sneak in and win the vote and win new hampshire and shut the
go to the spin room at the debate as i did last night and hear the romney people. you were disparaging my friend, stewart. i'm joking, i'm joking. >> he's a friend of mine. ignore what he says about his guy. >> all of those guys sat back there last night and said, you know, rick perry desperate -- there's a reason why herman cain is in the lead with us, he's the other businessman in the group. these are the guys with the private sector experience, mitt romney, herman cain. they talk...
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here he is last night. >> looks like it will be mitt romney's night. he has strong leads in massachusetts, vermont, virginia, and idaho. no surprise, the potato state. and mitt is nothing if not pale and starchy. from a purely mathematical standpoint i and my fellow conservatives will eventually yield to the in evidence vicinityability of mitt romney. so jimmy, put the countdown to loving mitt clock up. oh, god. 23 hours, 58 minutes, jimmy, take it down, take it down! it's just bad luck for the bride to see the man you agree to mar marry before you want to. >>> still ahead, the super tuesday theme he tweets, texts and e-mail. "morning joe" moments away.
here he is last night. >> looks like it will be mitt romney's night. he has strong leads in massachusetts, vermont, virginia, and idaho. no surprise, the potato state. and mitt is nothing if not pale and starchy. from a purely mathematical standpoint i and my fellow conservatives will eventually yield to the in evidence vicinityability of mitt romney. so jimmy, put the countdown to loving mitt clock up. oh, god. 23 hours, 58 minutes, jimmy, take it down, take it down! it's just bad luck...
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this is romney just last night. >> i also served in the olympics. look at my record running the olympics. i was fighting to save the olympics. something romney has repeatedly brought up while on the campaign trail as well. >> i left that to go off and help save the olympic games. >> but were the 2002 winter olympics in salt lake city in such dire straits that it needed to be saved? the political fact checking website politifact says mitt romney's claim of saving the olympics is mostly true. here's why. in late 1998 the olympic games were embroiled in a bribery scandal that forced several of the olympic officials to quit and the mayor of salt lake to step down. corporations were getting nervous. their donations helped fund the games by early 1999. mitt romney was asked to step in and take over the reins of the olympic committee. >> why take on this problem? why try to fix a salt lake city olympics? >> i said this is an opportunity to make a difference. >> and he did make a difference. romney was able to restore confidence, bring back corporate donors
this is romney just last night. >> i also served in the olympics. look at my record running the olympics. i was fighting to save the olympics. something romney has repeatedly brought up while on the campaign trail as well. >> i left that to go off and help save the olympic games. >> but were the 2002 winter olympics in salt lake city in such dire straits that it needed to be saved? the political fact checking website politifact says mitt romney's claim of saving the olympics...
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but i've got to say another great line romney had last night. he said if you believe that we're in a detour, and this is not our destiny, then join me. do you know how many americans want to believe this is a detour and who know it can be just a detour. >> this is an optimistic country. >> it's optimistic. >> with a smile on its face usually. the difference between your dad and my dad is my dad instructed us to get out of the car and steal that car -- >> oh, lordy. okay. >> i know. >> we'll be talking to the candidate, the winner of the new hampshire primary in a few moments here. maybe we can lean up our act a little bit. >> just a little bit. >> it'd be nice. >> sam stein, you write for "the huffington post." and you hang out with a few progressives. i think even progressives don't want their president to be running a reelection campaign that deviates from hope and change. let's look at democratic presidents. four years ago, he had a very hopeful message. bill clinton, what was the punch line of the '92 convention? i still believe in a place c
but i've got to say another great line romney had last night. he said if you believe that we're in a detour, and this is not our destiny, then join me. do you know how many americans want to believe this is a detour and who know it can be just a detour. >> this is an optimistic country. >> it's optimistic. >> with a smile on its face usually. the difference between your dad and my dad is my dad instructed us to get out of the car and steal that car -- >> oh, lordy. okay....
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the republicans soul searching well under way after mitt romney's tuesday night. the democratic gains in the senate and house while the republicans are facing the reality of moving further and further away from the right wing ideology. if the republican party wants to survive, then the party that questions evolution is going to have to evolve and quickly. but will they double down on the message just by romney from the guy losing because he was flawed. steve, the republican from cleveland. and david author of e-book published by "news day" called "why romney lost." wow, that's one-day stuff. you always come out of the diagnosis postmortems by basically having an opportunity express your philosophy you had going in and said this proves me right. but did this election seem to be going in the wrong direction tuesday night as far as you were looking at it? did you know there was a problem? >> well, i knew there was a problem. in in the month of august, the president said 42 states don't matter. we're going to concentrate on eight states, ohio being one of them. and we
the republicans soul searching well under way after mitt romney's tuesday night. the democratic gains in the senate and house while the republicans are facing the reality of moving further and further away from the right wing ideology. if the republican party wants to survive, then the party that questions evolution is going to have to evolve and quickly. but will they double down on the message just by romney from the guy losing because he was flawed. steve, the republican from cleveland. and...
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romney mentioned the west african nation of mali at least four times last night. now, we don't wish to minimize its importance. >> no, no. >> but mr. romney appeared to have selected mali as one might select the numbers on the lottery. pull out mali to sound impressive. >> well, that's clearly the one piece of information that he could remember from the power point when he was studying. like mali, they have terrorists, say mali, it will sound exotic and people will think i know what i'm talking about. here is what's interesting. you just showed it on the map. i wonder if he knows where it is on a map considering the other mistake he made regarding certain countries that are not actually landlocked and actually do have access to the seas. i mean, does he even know where these countries are is a big question, and does he even understand the complexities of what's going on in mali is another question. >> that's a very good question and i think we know what the answer to that is, no and no. karen finney and goldie taylor, thank you so much. next, mitt's big trip comes
romney mentioned the west african nation of mali at least four times last night. now, we don't wish to minimize its importance. >> no, no. >> but mr. romney appeared to have selected mali as one might select the numbers on the lottery. pull out mali to sound impressive. >> well, that's clearly the one piece of information that he could remember from the power point when he was studying. like mali, they have terrorists, say mali, it will sound exotic and people will think i...
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guess who uttered 500 more words than the president last night? mitt romney. we did the check. 7,890 words. obama, 7,354. it goes to the ideas and explains he was listless and a little bit, shall we say, he pondered a long time. >> we've seen him ponder a lot in the speeches. it was business consultant versus college professor. sort of harvard versus harvard. no question harvard business school versus harvard law school. no question that president obama showed his campaign has been doing the work for him and mitt romney has been doing the work for his campaign. we'll see what happens going forward. pout a question, the obama supporters were on their heels last night. were disappointed. wondering, where was this guy who they've been seeing in the tv commercials going so hard at mitt romney? he was clearly trying to be too presidential and not going after romney. >> we can't escape the fact. four of the last five incumbent presidents had lost the first debate. it's unbelievable. you have to say there is something to this. >> they're not used to being challenged
guess who uttered 500 more words than the president last night? mitt romney. we did the check. 7,890 words. obama, 7,354. it goes to the ideas and explains he was listless and a little bit, shall we say, he pondered a long time. >> we've seen him ponder a lot in the speeches. it was business consultant versus college professor. sort of harvard versus harvard. no question harvard business school versus harvard law school. no question that president obama showed his campaign has been doing...
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he accused mitt romney of not being the real mitt romney on wednesday night during that debate saying he appeared to be more moderate, walked back some of his initial positions. mr. obama said his health care plan would cover pre-existing condition, that's a claim that the campaign walked about. today mr. obama said romney had been fact-checked by his own campaign. took a slight at that. trying to rally support in ohio where early voting has already started. this is a key battleground state, tamron. >> thank you, kristen. more on the breaking news. the new jobs numbers. in a statement john boehner said while there's positive news in today's report, job creation is far too slow and the unemployment rate is far too high. senate majority leader harry reid said with unemployment dropping below 8% to the lowest level in four years, our economy is on the right track. joining me now is "newsweek" columnist zachary caribel. we have one more jobs report left and let's move aahead and not talk about the ground game regarding the numbers we've seen. let's talk about the numbers we haven't seen c
he accused mitt romney of not being the real mitt romney on wednesday night during that debate saying he appeared to be more moderate, walked back some of his initial positions. mr. obama said his health care plan would cover pre-existing condition, that's a claim that the campaign walked about. today mr. obama said romney had been fact-checked by his own campaign. took a slight at that. trying to rally support in ohio where early voting has already started. this is a key battleground state,...
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when it came last night in mitt romney's speech talking about the promise of president obama back in 2009, as if he and the rest of the republicans tried their best to work with the president after the election. let's watch this one. >> four years ago, i know that many americans felt a fresh excitement about the possibilities of a new president. that choice was not the choice of our party, but americans always come together after elections. we're a good and generous people. and we're united by so much more than what divides us. i wish president obama had succeeded because i want america to succeed. but his promises gave way to disappointments and division. >> well, today in its lead editorial "the new york times" called the notion that republicans rallied behind president obama, quote, an extraordinary reinvention of history. quote, the truth, rarely heard this week in tampa, is that the republicans charted a course of denial and obstruction from the day mr. obama was inaugurated. determined to deny him a second term by denying him any achievement, no matter what the cost to the econ
when it came last night in mitt romney's speech talking about the promise of president obama back in 2009, as if he and the rest of the republicans tried their best to work with the president after the election. let's watch this one. >> four years ago, i know that many americans felt a fresh excitement about the possibilities of a new president. that choice was not the choice of our party, but americans always come together after elections. we're a good and generous people. and we're...
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will the candidates pile on mitt romney? is it going to be saturday night in the alley? jonathan alter, joy-ann reid and bill burton weigh in on all of that. ♪ more and more folks are trying out snapshot from progressive. a totally different way to save on car insurance. the better you drive, the more you can save. no wonder snapshot's catching on. plug into the savings you deserve with snapshot from progressive. you tell us what you want to pay, and we give you a range of coverages to choose from. who is she? that's flobot. she's this new robot we're trying out, mostly for, like, small stuff. wow! look at her go! she's pretty good. she's pretty good. hey, flobot, great job. oops. [ powers down ] uh-oh, flobot is broken. the "name your price" tool, only from progressive. call or click today. >>> and in "psycho talk" tonight, well, we say good-bye to the presidential candidacy of michele bachmann. darn it. in the last less than five months, i think it was, bachmann went from winning the iowa straw poll to coming in sixth in the iowa caucuses. but i think i know what hap
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mitt romney said last night he truly wished obama would have succeeded. i liked the sound of that, but how did that assertion square with romney's own personal decision to run against and plan to defeat president obama long before the president, this president, even took the oath of office. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. the "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show" live from indianapolis. 67 days until the 2012 election and the fact free republican convention is all history now. and after three days of nonstop lies, tonight, i'm going to set the record straight. what is the truth? this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >>> unlike president obama, i will not raise taxes on the middle class of america. i have a plan to create 12 million new jobs. i will begin my presidency with a jobs tour. president obama began his presidency with an apology tour. >> the truth takes a beating in tampa. as the republican convention ends with another flurry of lies. will the romney campaign
mitt romney said last night he truly wished obama would have succeeded. i liked the sound of that, but how did that assertion square with romney's own personal decision to run against and plan to defeat president obama long before the president, this president, even took the oath of office. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. the "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show" live from...
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we saw in the debate last night when mitt romney was put on the spot about an ad playing in florida, he said it wasn't his ad, he wasn't sure. the moderator said it was an ad you endorsed. your voice is at the end of this. might gingrich be able to get some traction on this? >> quite possibly. i think his new disclaimers should be i'm mitt romney, and i might have approved this message. it's going get increasingly nasty. these ads are getting worse and worse and more and more negative. i think the bad news for the american people is even beyond the republican primary. i think this is a preview of what we'll see in the election. no matter who wins the nomination, a very negative general election. >> look at these net negative fs for the gop candidates. romney needs to wrap this up because he will be very battered. battered candidate if it continues at this pace. when you look at the net negatives, i think we can bring the numbers up, it's just not good for the candidates. how does that concern you? >> it's not. >> the last time a candidate had net negatives was john kerry. we know wha
we saw in the debate last night when mitt romney was put on the spot about an ad playing in florida, he said it wasn't his ad, he wasn't sure. the moderator said it was an ad you endorsed. your voice is at the end of this. might gingrich be able to get some traction on this? >> quite possibly. i think his new disclaimers should be i'm mitt romney, and i might have approved this message. it's going get increasingly nasty. these ads are getting worse and worse and more and more negative. i...
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romney said last night and what santorum said. start with romney who won the most popular votes by three points. >> i stand ready to lead our party to victory and our nation back to prosperity. this is a critical time in america, our time for choosing, and this time we have to get the choice right. i said it before, and i firmly believe it, that this campaign is about saving the soul of america. >> rick santorum last night what he sees are the big questions facing the country. a fundamental speech. let's watch. >> it goes down to the very nature of who we are as americas. are we a country that believes in big government? do we believe in the smart and elite in this country to manage us? or do you believe in free people rand a free economy and building a great america from the bottom up? what do you say? >> you know, that was kind of a jimmy stewart "mr. smith goes to washington" speech last night from santorum, very effective, not quite as effective as the speech after winning ohio. but it was good. your guy, is he running for nat
romney said last night and what santorum said. start with romney who won the most popular votes by three points. >> i stand ready to lead our party to victory and our nation back to prosperity. this is a critical time in america, our time for choosing, and this time we have to get the choice right. i said it before, and i firmly believe it, that this campaign is about saving the soul of america. >> rick santorum last night what he sees are the big questions facing the country. a...
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mitt romney also had a great night. but i think santorum's long dissection of romney care and drawing romney into that debate where romney had to explain went back three or four times how it was different than president obama's affordable care act. >> right. >> and it didn't sound different from president obama -- i think that's an argument that the white house liked hearing and something you'll hear again. if romney makes it through the general election. but i think one way he might have helped romney was with a bite we played there where santorum said can we drop all this nonsense? can we drop the nonsense? he was rich, he was successful. i think to republican voters, that's going to ring with them. >> but the headline of this, mike, if we're going to grade these the way that harvard's mark haleprin grades it with a great inflation, you always give the students at the front of the class from the richest families -- >> right. >> the ones you know are going to win in life anyway, you always give them the highest grade,
mitt romney also had a great night. but i think santorum's long dissection of romney care and drawing romney into that debate where romney had to explain went back three or four times how it was different than president obama's affordable care act. >> right. >> and it didn't sound different from president obama -- i think that's an argument that the white house liked hearing and something you'll hear again. if romney makes it through the general election. but i think one way he...